Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party leads the opposition in recent polling as Israeli parties submit candidate lists for the Knesset elections.
Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party is currently leading the opposition in Israeli political polling, securing 25 seats in a recent survey. The party is currently polling ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party, which received 20 seats in the same poll.
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Israeli political parties have submitted 38 candidate lists to the Central Elections Committee for the upcoming Knesset elections on October 27. The governing Likud party and Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionist Party were among the last to submit their lists. The opposition bloc, led by Gadi Eisenkot, could reach a 61-seat majority if the joint slate of Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha joins it. This majority would be possible if the People of Israel party, led by Ofer Winter, falls below the electoral threshold. The final candidate lists will be finalized on September 27. The current polling results reflect a representative sample of Israel's adult population, including Jews and Arabs.
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